Xann Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Going to miss some of the correspondence I've enjoyed with other VTers over the years on the old site. There's just too many to save unfortunately. I do hope the sender wouldn't mind me printing this sterling and erudite example. We'd been discussing historic British music, popular and classical. Hello. Long one here. You could reply by ticking one of the three boxes: Yes No You WHAT? As for Rubbra #1/Hickox/Chandos, Classical.Net's review begins "Edmund Rubbra's symphonic cycle has long been admired as one of the finest of the century. So tell me why his first symphony, completed in 1937, received its first recording in 1995." MDT Mail Order lists no other recordings, but maybe Naxos will get round to the Rubbra symphonies at some point. Nowt wrong with the Hickox anyway, and a very nice coupling, the Sinfonia Concertante. Radio hams? Radio buffs? Sorry, can't help. By the way. I'm curious. Wikipedia lists: "Close Your Eyes" is a popular song. It was written by D. Carter and H. M. Tennent. It was recorded by Jack Hylton and his orchestra, with a vocal by Pat O'Malley in 1931. It was also recorded by Ray Noble and his orchestra. and "Close Your Eyes" is a popular song written by Bernice Petkere. The song was published in 1933. [edit] Recorded versions Tony Bennett (1954) Betty Carter (1996) Vic Damone (1962) Doris Day (1962) Ella Fitzgerald (1957) Queen Latifah (2004) Peggy Lee (1963) Nancy Wilson (1964) Don Tiki (1997) Perhaps the one you mentioned is the 1931 one. Maybe one of the two recorded versions mentioned? Jack Hylton? Ray Noble? No doubt a typical pre-1950 recording by an orchestra with some bod who stepped up to the mike, sang a few verses and sat down again and let the orchestra build to a final climax (oops, more tea vicar?) without any more of that vocal refrain nonsense. "Jack Hylton and his Orchestra" in huge capital letters and "featuring Pat O'Malley" in tiny lower-case ones and in brackets. Until the time when Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (featuring Frank Sinatra) became Frank Sinatra (with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra). Or so I'm told. Then there's something by Peaches and Herb. I do know a "Close Your Eyes" but all I know of the lyrics are those 3 words and a whiff of tune. My old mum used to sing it and knew more words but I can't ask her cos she died in 1987! The one I know a bit of is in a minor key and if it were in C minor would go: G (down to) D F (a very long F) G (down to) D F G F D F D B (up to) E flat (down to) B C (a very long C) Now tell me you can't read music! Never mind, I can't write it, at least not on an ordinary word-processor, and even if I could the PMing facilities would screw it up. What happened anyway? I have visions of someone called Xann minding his own business and upsetting nobody when suddenly some deaf old dear totters up and BELLOWS: "Young man! I. Am. Looking. For. A. Song. It. Goes. Like. This. Tum ti tum ti tum ti tum ti tum." No but in those cases I expect you just play her a bit of or indeed the whole of Webern's 4 Pieces for cello & piano and say, "Dis da one den?" To which pausing only to say "I CAN lip-read you know and that is quite the loveliest thing a young man has said to me for at least 60 years" and give you a flash of her gnarled veiny legs delicately encased in smelly surgical stockings, she climbs aboard the CD racks and says "And the Final Climax goes like THIS." Just to bring this cack to its eagerly-awaited conclusion, hey, I may live in a bit of a ramshackle outer suburb populated by impecunious immigrants from Ecuador, the Ukraine and erm Birmingham, but I swear to God that on a cloudy rainy morning I have just seen from my window Santi Cañizares the Goalkeeper walk briskly round the block. How odd! Probably preparing for a quick run from da rozzers - someone has accused him of ghastly acts against minors apparently. Hope you're well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 8, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2012 Judging by the fact that I read the first sentence, and immediately scrolled past the rest, I'd guess that PM is from Levi? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ha Ha, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Yeah, I likewise gave up the will to live after the first couple of lines ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 8, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2012 Youth of today. Attention span of a goldfish. No, it wasn't me, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Those with short attention spans, just read the last paragraph. Though part of the fun was the meander that got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Yeeeeaaaaaaars ago, I asked Richard for some advice on becoming an accountant. I followed his advice, took the course he suggested and now I'm a qualified accountant. That was a pretty handy PM conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Santi Cañizares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Those with short attention spans, just read the last paragraph. Though part of the fun was the meander that got there. I think I recognise that type of meander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 8, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2012 Was it a sorely missed poster partly resident in Spain, who may have come up with the word bolitics and almost certainly was the leader of the BIAD movement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 ...who may have come up with the word bolitics... I thought Santa(_Rosa) came up with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 8, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2012 I miss OF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 8, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 8, 2012 I thought Santa(_Rosa) came up with that. Quite possibly, I'd bow to your knowledge on that one I miss OF. Depends if he's been on the sherry or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted October 8, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2012 Judging by the fact that I read the first sentence, and immediately scrolled past the rest, I'd guess that PM is from Levi? You have reached your quota of positive votes for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Depends if he's been on the sherry or not. You miss him as well. It's a new site - and there's a 'Warning Points' system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I miss OF. Same New site; new start? I'm sure there's a fair few of us who'd love to see him back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 9, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 9, 2012 love you really, Levi! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Was it a sorely missed poster partly resident in Spain, who may have come up with the word bolitics and almost certainly was the leader of the BIAD movement? Whatever happened to the Lord of the Grings? Has he left to fulfil his dream of BIAD? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 10, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 10, 2012 Whatever happened to the Lord of the Grings? Has he left to fulfil his dream of BIAD? No idea, shame he is no longer here, he was a great poster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Call me old fashioned, but I think Private Messages should remain just that. Private. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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